we have work to do and we both need to rise above the

politics and get the job done. >> ross mirkarimi is keeping his job at san francisco sheriff and says he's ready to mend fences with mayor ed lee. the nobel prize comes to stanford university. how the profess found out he won this morning and the priceless reaction. and the fire in richmond, investigators suspect lightning may have sparked it. the unusual strategy firefighters are using to put it out. "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning and welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm mike mibach. dave clark has the day today. >> i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, october 10th. we're tracking developing news out of union city. that's where several businesses were damaged overnight in a massive fire at a strip mall. claudine wong is live at the scene where firefighters are preparing to enter the building to look for the cause of the

fire. >> reporter: good morning there are a variety of businesses here. you have a pizza shop and a restaurant. that area is the location where the firefighters believe the fire started. the smoke was spotted at about 1:00 a.m. this morning. but firefighters believe it had been burning for quite a while. it had just been in the roof area. so no one had seen it until about 1:00. the damage stretches across the strip mall but they believe it likely started at a pizza restaurant in the inside corner. >> probably that's the area where the fire started and we have to get our investigator in there. we have to make sure it is safe before we put anyone else in there. >> reporter: we did get an upclose look at the damage.

you can see the damage is extensive. even some of the other businesses that were saved from the fire did not escape water and heat damage. >> i'm so upset. i'm so worry about that -- if i lose my business for how many days, i don't know. this is my son's store. i'm very worried. >> we'll be okay. we'll be back on our feet in no matter of time. >> reporter: so ten businesses affected, one apartment complex briefly evacuated, one firefighter cut his hand and needed sketches. so just the beginning of the -- stitches. but just the beginning of this, firefighters actually put up a ladder. we can sort of see them on the roofline kind of up there taking a look at the -- taking a look at the situation. you can see water still being put on some of the smoke there. part of the issue is they want to get in there but they have

to make sure it's safe. they have been waiting which areas are unstable and too dangerous. the investigator is still on scene. they are hoping to get in there very soon. live in union city, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:03. ross mirkarimi is wasting no time getting back to work as san francisco sheriff. late last night, supervisors went against mayor ed lee and voted to put mira kimmy back on the job -- mirkarimi back on the job. his supporters cheered the late- night decision. four supervisors voted to keep him in office. seven supervisors voted to remove him. but nine were needed to permanently remove him from office. mirkarimi will receive backpay and says he will be showing up for work today. meantime, mayor ed lee issued a statement saying the

board's decision to return a batterer to the department and also -- >> coming up, we'll hear from a supervisor who voted to keep him and the group that's not happy with that decision. this morning, the house hearing about the attack in benghazi that killed chris stevens and three other americans. coming up, the accusations that the state department ignored requests from libya. you this m morning from stockholm to stanford, a bay area professor has won -- new this morning from stockholm to stanford, a bay area professor

has won the prize. matt keller has more. matt? >> reporter: a lot of excitement at the home of the stanford professor. he received a call at about 2:20 this morning and we'll let him explain what happened next. [no audio] >> i didn't make it to the phone in time -- the phone stopped ringing and there was actually a phone number on it, it looked like a local number. i thought it was a -- a wrong number. and then fortunately, they called back. >> yes! i'm very happy for him. he deserve it. >> reporter: here's video from the noble committee in sweden a few hours ago. the professor shares the nobel prize with a duke university

professor. professor size he hopes the recognition from the nobel prize will help him get more funding for future research. reporting live in palo alto, matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, matt. happening now the bay area's newest department store has just opened in the heart of san francisco. a few minutes ago, target opened its long-anticipated store of the second floor on the metreon of fourth and mission streets. the big sign says "now open." this is a 98,000-square foot facility. it was a ribbon-cutting ceremony last night. the store is designed with city shoppers in mind. the store will offer longer

hours. it's opening at 7:00 a.m. so commuters can get their shopping didn't before they -- done before they get to work. p but are just joining us, let's check in with sal. it's been a tough commute. >> i want to mention there's also caltrain delays now. muni outbound will be late from embarcadero outbound. but the big traffic story of the morning is the big bay bridge approach. you can see the earlier crash on the bridge. it cleared about 20 minutes ago, 25 minutes ago. and traffic is still unwinding from that crash which blocked two lanes for about 45 minutes. that's a recipe for terrible traffic for the rest of the morning. 580 is very slow if you rumming -- if you are coming in from the lakeshore area.

let's move along and take a look at the san mateo bridge. some people will use this as an alternative. 8 0 is a little slow because of an earlier crash in -- 880 is a little slow because of an earlier trash in tennyson. it looks good in dublin but slow in castro valley. 7:08. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. a lot of cloud cover. a pretty good show last night. that continues this morning. mainly right over campbell, saratoga. it's heading towards los altos, skyline, half moon bay and pescadero. things are picking up. some of that cloud cover stretches from the sierra and

then that's pulling north. what's over us is favoring monterey, santa cruz mountain. santa clara valley. 40s and 50s. very thick fog. the low will continue to work its way south but not before it rotates in some of that cloud cover. i think as the low moves south we'll be out of the picture tomorrow. so -- partly sunny, partly cloudies and throw into the mix some partly cloudy skies with lightning and occasional showers which is happening right now over los gatos. but 60s an 70s on the temps. you start to see the low moving to southern california on friday. we'll see calmer conditions. 7:10. there's still hope for both giants as fans. >> coco crisp going back he

leaps. he's got it! what a catch by coco crisp! >> wow. he scores the first one of the game and then stole that home run away from the tigers. oakland won 2-0 in front of a sell-out crowd. the two teams play tonight and the first pitch is set for 6:37 p.m. >> rolling off. and the giants are also still alive despite striking out 16 times. they edge the reds 2-1. game 4 starts at 1:07. both the giants and as need to win. actually win the next few games? >> yes. >> a lot of fight. >> a lot of fight. >> hopefully the gi xe

very active pattern. a thunderstorm popping up over las vegas. saratoga, rain, near san jose, also in the santa cruz mountains. partly cloudy skies today. possibility off-and-on showers and lightning as well. >> thank you, steve. new this morning, french police made a startling find during their terror investigation over the weekend. they broke up a suspected terrorist cell. their interrogations led thome a parking lot in a paris suburb where they uncovered bomb making material including sulfur and a presh europe cooker. the investigator began after a firebombing at a kosher store last month. the war topped the agenda as nato met. they-a-thonned john allen as

the next nato supreme allied commander. 130 service members have been killed or injured by afghan troops. the state department is revealing new details about the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. this information comes after a high-profile hearing. alison? >> reporter: members of congress are demanding to know why there wasn't more security at the consulate this benghazi. what officials new about a potential threat and whether the obama administration intentionally tried to mislead the public no believing it was a random attack. republicans say denying more security was a political

decision by the obama administration. >> i've heard they wanted the appearance of normization. that's what they wanted. that fit the obama narrative moving forward. 7:16. the sky high gas prices in california may finally have peaked. aaa announced they expect to begin a downward trend after hitting record highs for the fourth day in a row yesterday. a drop of 50 cents to 60 cents in california wholesale markets has paved the way for prices to go down. that could start to happen as soon as today. the governor ordered early switch to winter blend fuel

wills have help to lower prices but that may kick in, not kick in for a few more days. earnings season is underway. two finance professors are raising questions about the quality of those reports. an anonymous survey of chief financial officers found 20% of companies used aggressive did thing methods to legally alter the outcome of earnings reports. and 40% of those downplay their numbers during the quarter so they can show improvement in future quarters. lockheed martin says it will not send out notices telling workers they could lose their jobs if congress cannot find a way to prevent automatic cuts scheduled for january. that's after the white house office said the government to cover costs if they have to lay off because of cuts.

republicans say the move is politically motivated. tom delay is asking a texas appeals court to overturn his conviction. back in 2010, he was convicted of money laundering. the republican politician was sentenced to three years in prison and has been free on bond. a new survey finds millions of californians are not registered to vote in the upcoming november 6th election. 27% of eligible adults surveyed by the public policy institute of california say they've not registered to vote. of those who are registered 43% are democrats, 30% are republicans, 21% are independents and a vast majority of those people say they are likely to lean toward the democrats than republicans. 7:18. newly-released documents show the impact of the pepper spraying incident.

uc davis released documents yesterday. among the documents, thousands of e-mails demanding the resignation of the of the university's chancellor. but there are also e-mails from support offering help. michael savage is planning to turn to the airway. last month, his popular talk show left the airwaves. they are negotiating with three big players but they are not naming names. sarah palin says she's working on a fitness book. the former alaska governor and former vice presidential candidate tells "people" magazine the book will be about being little they and self- discipline. she -- she will focus on how

her family keeps in shape -- being healthy and self- disciplined. she will focus on her family keeping in shape. a record-breaking attempt -- coming up. happen

for a second straight day, an australian daredevil has postponed his attempt to break the world record for the highest skydive. he planned to jump from a balloon in new mexico yesterday, 23 miles above the surface but canceled because of high winds. he plans to try again tomorrow. if he's successful, he will become the first skydiver to

break the sound barrier. the city of oakland wants an auto shop to pipe down. the "chronicle" reports that neighbors have complained about late-night noise and unruly behavior coming from the auto shop on brock hurst street. the lawsuit file has been filed and seeks $1,000 a day if the reported nuisance continues. okay sal, what's going on with the mac maze? >> well, it's very slow. the traffic damage has been done. there is a huge backup that needs to unwind at the bay bridge. with any luck we'll start to look like normal. there is a lot of slow traffic just getting to the bridge. 580 is slow back to lakeshore and it's getting worse. let's move along and take at

other traffic. west 80 from pinole to richmond, a minor crash. 7:23. let's go to -- i almost forgot the live pictures here at the end. i don't want to forget san jose. look at northbound 280. coming in as far back as 101, getting into the valley is slow. northbound 101 has been prty slow. one of my friends in the silicon valley says it seems as if more people are going to work or something's happened. let's go to steve. there's been rain down to san jose, los gatos. there's shower activity from santa clara valley back to the santa cruz, san mateo coast. a beautiful sunrise for some under these partly cloudy skies. some areas have very thick fog. saratoga, saratoga hills, probably producing some thunder and lightning there. you can see the band stretching right there. i will put it into motion

stretching up from morgan hill, gilroy, highway 17, heading to skyline. a little activity, all asocietied with that very active low -- associated low were that -- with that very active low. 40s an 50s. that system is on -- 40s and 50s. and that system is on its way to southern california. it could be active day for some. clouds, showers, partly sunny. 60s and 70s on the temperatures. it could be on the cool side and then a little rebound on friday but it looks sunny to mostly sunny as we go into the weekend. he's the man behind the controversial anti-muslim film why prosecutors want to put him back in jail and the criminal complaint owner his month. through months of drama, san francisco's sheriff is back on the job.

we'll tell you what ross mirkarimi's reaction was to the decision last night. and san francisco's first target store officially open for business. we'll take you there and tell you what shoppers think so far about the unique layout of this store -- when "mornings on 2" continues. on soft surfaces everyday when you're cleaning up to kill 99.9% of bacteria. lysol. mission for health.

share everything by turning your smartphone into a mobile hotspot for up to 8 wifi-enabled devices at no extra charge. like the new droid razr m by motorola only $99.99.

to really help our schools, vote yes on thirty-eight. prop thirty says they send new money to our schools. pprop thirty-eight really doese, send n...and thirty-eightsehindt straightkeeps it there.....

new video from richmond where a fire is being investigated. it started after 2:00 this morning on brookside drive. firefighters used a bulldozer to help put it out and investigators say there was lightning in the area at the time but they are still trying to figure out if that was indeed the cause. so far no errors of any injuries. a woman was found badly burned. deputies found the -- saw the woman just before 11:00 last night while responding to a domestic violence call. the woman was conscious at the time. deputies found burned clothing about a mile away in a driveway. they are still investigating the incident. 7:29. a court hearing is scheduled this afternoon for a man accused of abducting a 9-year- old girl from a san mateo school. the inincident happened at parkside elementary nearly three weeks ago.

police say 25-year-old bradley walked into the girls' bathroom, grabbed the 9-year- old girl and ran off. she managed to get away. he's expected to enter a plea today in court. the principal accused of selling drugs to an undercover officer is due in court. eric lewis was arrested last month. he's accused of selling methamphetamine, and ghg, also known as the date-rape drug. ross mirkarimi says he will be back on the job today as san francisco's sheriff. he was reinstated in a vote late last night by supervisors. tara moriarty joining us live with a culmination of legal wrangling. >> reporter: yeah, ross

mirkarimi is anxious to get back to work. mayor ed lee, obviously disappointed. a bit of the slap in the face, his very own opponent voted to keep him in office and she was joined by the other supervisors, campos, avalos and kemp. >> given that motion required nine votes to pass, this motion does not pass. [ cheers ] >> reporter: the late-night decision came down after nine long hours from mirkarimi's camp and ed lee's camp. the four supervisors felt his guilty plea just simply didn't rise to the lel offul misconduct. he will receive backpay. this whole ordeal stemmed from

an incident with his ex-wife. >> i feel like justice was done. and mayor lee will have to be a bigger may. our sheriff is back. >> what would you want to say to mayor lee? >> i look forward to mending fences, mayor lee. >> reporter: now, mayor lee says he strongly disagrees with the 7-4 vote. the board's decision returns a convicted domestic batterer to lead the sheriff's office. we'll be here throughout the morning and hopefully grab and interview with ross as he's readed -- as he's headed into work. 7:32. domestic violence activists say they are not happy about the mirkarimi decision. >> i think it's outrageous. i think that campos, avilos,

and kim send a message that is not a serious problem, that we don't take it serious in california. >> hundreds of people lined up to speak. many were supporters. but domestic violence activists argue that it's a conflict of from for him to serve as sheriff. campos says it was a tough decision but it was about looking at the law and the facts. we'll have continuing coverage on the vote all morning. we also have a special section dedicated to our home page. let's go to los angeles and go to gigi graciette where there is a court case going on.

this really doesn't have to do with the movie he produced. it's a probation violation. nakoula was convicted of bank fraud after he took out hundreds and hundreds of credit cards and fake names. he served his federal time in prison. some of the conditions of his probation included not using fake names anymore and not being on the internet and not asking anyone to be on the internet for him. since clips of the movie were posted on youtube, it's thought by federal prosecutors that he violated his probation and he's been using several names when the judge addressed him. he asked to be called another name. there is a bounty of at least

$300,000 on his head. that was issued by a cleric in afghanistan. that's the latest and we'll be following this story here in los angeles. >> all right. thank you, gigi. new jersey governor chris christie will join mitt romney in ohio. lomny told the des moines register that he will not -- romney told des moines register that he will not support any legislation on this if elected president. president obama is back at the white house today after also campaigning in ohio yesterday. the president has a meeting scheduled with secretary of state hillary clinton following the congressional hearing. looking into the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. then tomorrow, president obama heads back out on the campaign trail in florida which is the largest battleground state.

arguments begin today in a landmark supreme court case that could affect who gets into college. coming up at 7:45, what the court could decide about the future of affirmative action. today's soft opening of the new target store in san francisco. alex savage is live at the metreon at 4th and mission streets. how is it looking so far? >> reporter: well, some decent crowds have shown up. the store just opened a half an hour ago. it's official. the sign says it all. it's now open. this is not your normal box store. this is what they call a city target up on the second floor. we took a tour of the place. got some video. it's sort of a target with an urban twist. 98,000 square feet. it's about 25% smaller than

most of the target stores you are probably used to. it has sort of a convenient layout. they try to make it easy to find what you need. target expects that people here will buy fewer items when they come in. but hopefully visit the store more often. this morning we talked to a woman who came to check out the new store. >> it's exciting. i don't have to go far now. just walk up to the store. >> that's your neighborhood target? >> yes. i live right down the street. >> reporter: and this was a shot in the arm for the local economy. 300 new employees were hired on to get it target store up and running at the metreon. again, today, the soft opening, the store just opened at 7:00. there are sort of some small

crowds inside. but there is an official grand opening that will happen this sunday. we're live in san francisco, alex savage -- alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. sal, what's happening on 680 in walnut creek? >> it's pretty slow. i think a lot of people have heard about the bay bridge. they decided to use 680 to head down to san ramon, perhaps get on the san mateo bridge. it's not an original idea. there was an accident near el pintato, a minor crash causing minor delays there. so 680 is not good heading down into alamo through all of walnut creek. 24 is moderately heavy. and then of course at the bay bridge we've had the big parking lot there because of an earlier crash. let's look at the macarthur maze now. you can see traffic is not improving now as we get to the

peak of the commute. 508 is backed up all the way out -- all the way out behind hide street. that's how bad it is. 80 is really backed up into richmond. let's talk about the peninsula which is happening -- northbound 101 in san mateo and we have slow traffic from 280 into 101. 85 is slow to cupertino. a very active pattern and now it's hit and miss. we have yet to get our first rin to the north. we are gating some showers today -- our first rain to the north. we're getting some showers today, los gatos, megan hill

and then gilroy and then moving to santa cruz county, santa clara county. boulder creek, la honda and skyline. all rotating around the low. there is little spokes within the wheel. that's what's happening. had a pretty good lightning show in lake county. pretty good -- we're in line. you will get some sun, clouds, showers. again, we'll repeat the process. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. antioch, 51. kind of cool for someone. the low doesn't have a lot with it but it does have instability and so the atmosphere is a little unstable. we'll pop up showers. we could get some more thunderstorms. these lines seem to be favoring around the valley for now. it is taking its cloud cover with it. but wrapping around the valley. anything could happen later on today. clouds, showers. these are hit and miss.

it's not widespread. but 60s and 70s on the coast. sun, cloud, showers, possible thundershowers. a lot of reports of lightning overnight. calming down on thursday. better weather here on friday, and then we'll carry that into a mostly sunny day on friday. a passenger walking through l.a.x., what they found in his luggage that led to his arrest. i couldn't get the door open. so i had to put the baby out the window. >> the dramatic effort to save young children from a car fire. o'

[ male announcer ] introducing sizzler's signature sandwiches. starting at $6.99. our tri-tip with hand-breaded onion straws, our crispy shrimp smothered in bang bang sauce, and tuscan chicken on focaccia. sizzler. stockings are continuing to

show weakness. the earnings reports kicking off. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is down 35. the nasdaq, though, helped a little bit by a bump in apple stock, it's up 1 1/2. s&p is flat. 200 suv trucks and cars made by toyota are being recalled. the problem is with the switch on the power windows. more than 2.5 million of the recalled vehicles were sold in the united states. owners of the affected cars should contact their local dealers.

today the federal government is scheduled to issue a warning about replacement -- about replacement air bags and cars. the ntsb will announce details of counterfeit air bags that may not inflate properly according to auto industry insiders. >> arguments begin today. political reporter jamie dupree joins us from washington, d.c. to explain why this case could affect who gets into college. good morning, jamie. >> reporter: good morning. right across the street from the supreme court, we can't watch going on. the arguments at this hour before the court, involving a case from the university of texas. a woman tried to get in to ut. her parents went there. she always wanted to be a long horn but in the end she did not

get admitted. she argues that those with lower scores, racial issues are considered. what it is, a lot of people are wondering if the court may have five votes to invalidate affirmative action, racial preference programs when it comes to college and university admissions. back in 2003, there is a landmark decision by the high court -- there was a university of michigan case back then. a lot at stake before the high court. >> and i understand that elena kagan is gonna recuse herself because she was -- there is a conflict of interest and anthony kennedy could be a critical vote? >> reporter: yes. lower courts ruled in favor of the school at the university of

texas, therefore, it would be a deadlock an everything would be in place. i would note that i listened in on supreme court forums and lot of people pointed out that justice kennedy has never backed racial preferences and a lot of stuff on affirmative action. a lot of people don't think he will be the swing coat but a lot of people -- swing vote but a lot of people aren't sure. the woman who brought this case has now graduated from college. she ended up going to louisiana state university and since she's finished with her college work, you could say her case is moot. people are not sure if the court will do that. but they do that one out if they wanted to do that.

the college admissions issue will get to the court, whether it is this one or another one in the pipeline. >> thank you. you can find a link to jame mip's blog at ktvu.com. pull down the news menu bar and go to the politics page. a suitcase full of weapons, a gas mask and a smoke grenade. federal investigators say those are -- those are some of the items confiscated from a los angeles man at l.a.x. last week. he appeared this court yesterday on one part of transporting hazardous materials. agents say he first raised suspicion when he tried this. >> he's gonna look absolutely suspicious. the federal officers did the right thing. >> some of the other things found in harris' luggage include knives, body bags and a

device used on dogs. a commercial building near downtown los angeles is a total loss this morning after a huge fire there. it started as a grass fire along the 101 last night but the flames quickly spread to the three-story building. five firefighters were treated for minor injuries. no one else was hurt. an oakland father and his children are safe thanks to people noticing his car was on fire. the man drove into the trader joe's parking lot on lang shore with flames shooting out of the car. one happened the driver escape and one woman grabbed the babies. >> i couldn't get the window

out. so i had to pull them out this way. police say a speeding suv ran a red light, hit a car, then jumped a sidewalk around 8:00 yesterday morning. crossing guard dana kennedy and a parent were seriously injured. kennedy saved her 11-year-old son by pushing him out of the way. the boy went into work with his mother because he did not have school and it was his birthday. one of the people in the suv was arrested. the other is still on the loose. >> the number of people stricken by meningitis continues to grow. health officials say the outbreak has spread to ten states from new jersey to florida. 12 people have died but doctors fear the toll will go much higher. the outbreak is chased to a massachusetts pharmacy -- pharmacy. ten minutes before 8:00,

cleared of wrongdoing. the reason an oakland officer will not face charges in a recent deadly police shooting. how wildlife officials rescued a sea lion down on pier 39. it's time to change the way we clean.

it's time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. and free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. new lysol power & free has more cleaning power than bleach. how? the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. new lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health.

an oakland police officer who police say shot and killed 18-year-old alan blueford will not face criminal charges. the alameda county da's office found the shooting was justified because the officer thought his life was in -- thought his life was in danger. the family and their attorney dispute that blueford ever had a gun. 7:53. there was a dramatic rescue on san francisco's pier 39 as wildlife experts work to free a sea lion from a fishing line. rescuers used a tranquilizer

dart and a net to capture the animal. >> you get it on them when they are little and it stays on and they grow into it and wear it. a high surf warning is in effect on the hawaiian island of oahu after an early arrival of the winter swell season and waves up to 20, 25 feet are being reported along the north and northshore. extreme surfers are trying to take advantage of the conditions. but lifeguards are warning big waves are dangerous. five people had to be rescued after getting caught in the rip current. if you are heading to san francisco you might get caught in pup traffic. let's check in with -- bumper- to-bumper traffic. let's check in with sal now. we're gonna lead this report with big delays on 680

in the diablo valley. northbound 680, there is an injury accident. they've opened up the left lane but the traffic coming into san rafael is coming slow. going the other way, some people may be avoiding the eastern corridor. it looks like the whole east bay getting in on this bad traffic. let's go to the macarthur maze. that's been the biggest story of the morning. the bridge affects so many people here. big backup here on 80 to richmond. on 580 it's backed up to oakland. san mateo bridge could be an alternate. the bridge itself. but 880 getting to it is gonna be slow. 7:55 let's go to steve. we have a lot going on here. some areas of fog, also some clear areas. but partly cloudy and even some rain now stretching from -- it looks like the san mateo coast along parts of the peninsula,

mainly sky line and then over to the santa cruz mountains. so there's plenty going on. this is closest to the proximity of the low. had some pretty good rain and thunderstorms about a half- hour, 45 minutes ago. all associated with that low right there. very good lightning show in lake county last night. could see that again today. the low does wrap around some of the clouds. you can see some of that moisture streaming off the sierra nevada and up to the san joaquin valley. 40s and 50s on our temperatures. really, they are kind of stuck. there is our low as it begins to move down the coast. you see the cloud cover moving back in. sun and clouds, possible willty of showers. we'll leave that in mainly for the san jose area by this evening. partly sunny, partly cloudy. a lot to report. lightning overnight into this

morning. 60s 70s on your temperatures. it looks like a partly cloudy day. inland temperatures will start to warm autopsy almost autopsy -- to warm up a little bit. thank you, steve. a 16-year-old is fighting for her life after being stabbed. >> reporter: firefighters still on the scene of a huge strip small fire. we'll talk to the battalion chief about what happened and what's next. >> reporter: a stanford professor wins a nobel prize in chemistry. what he and his wife plan to do with the prize money as "mornings on 2" continues.

♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection.

good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm mike mibach. it's wednesday, october 10th. dave clark has the day off. we're tracking developing news out of union city. that's where several businesses were damaged overnight. claudine wong is live with what we're learning about where that fire may have started. claudine? >> well, we're moved up closer so you can take a look at the massive damage they are dealing

with inside the strip mall. that's the grocery store. there are several businesses who are suffering damage this morning. the battalion chief is with me to give us a look at really what you are dealing with. >> we believe it started in this area. it went inside the facade and traveled both ways. >> we have newschopper2 to show us some of the extensive damage. show us some of the concerns about getting in there and trying to get the investigation underway. the first concern was getting on the roof. right now, we're trying to find the cause of the fire. some of the walls could collapse either way outside and inside. we have to protect the firefighters. they have to go in and find out what happened. >> reporter: this thing was really cooking by the time you got to the scene about 1:00 a.m. >> it was really light smoke at

first. once we entered the building. it gave it more oxygen and took off. there were flames up that. it was an interesting fire. >> 90 minutes to get in front of it and get under control. >> reporter: i would say -- >> i would say approximately an hour and a half but we still had hot spots to put out. we still had a lot of mopup. i know the firewalls were -- talk about what helps keep a fire from moving. if we can come back out here live. if we take a look at this restaurant, this vietnamese restaurant here and we peek in this door, not a lot of damage. >> correct. we want to make sure -- we try to get on either side of the firewall. and then we want to make sure there's no breaks in the wall. >> reporter: so that's a look inside there and then pan over

and you can see the other ones helping you out. >> the investigators will probably be out here for quite a while. >> reporter: certainly appreciate the update. that's a look at a -- a closeup look at the damage. if you look straight through, you can see firefighters on the back side of the building. that's where the amount complex is. but they evacuated just as a precaution. live here on union city. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 8:02. firefighters are looking into the cause of a fire that left three people homeless in san jose. it happened at 6:40 last night on fond drive. three adults who lived -- who lived in the home. they are looking for a place to stay after firefighters declared the home uninhabitable. fire investigators are looking for an arsonist who has been targeting a west san jose

neighborhood. investigators plan to hand out fliers today asking for the public's help in solving the arsons. at least eight suspicious fires have been set in dump sters and -- dumpsters and buildings. >> i'm very concerned. i dent they why this is happening over and over -- i don't know why this is happening over and over again. >> police are asking neighbors to report any suspicious activity. a 17-year-old girl is in critical condition this morning after being stabbed multiple times in san francisco's miss district. police say the girl was attacked on valencia. at this point, no arrests have been made. there was a fight just before the stabbing in the area. police are trying to determine whether there is a connection between those two incidents. >> the vallejo city council has approved a plan to hire additional officers. the vote comes the city plan for a wave of retirements.

about two dozen officers may retire or go out on leave by next june. some members of the public criticized about new hirings before this investigation has been done. matt keller is talking to the nobel prize winner at his home this morning. he's live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the professor has been busy this morning inside his palo alto home ever since he received that big call about 2:0 this morning. the official announcement came this morning in sweden. they won the prize on g-protein coupled receptors. this helps scientists scientists -- this helps

scientists develop drugs for you a kinds of diseases including diabetes. the professor and his wife already have plans for the money. >> scientists don't make that much money and, you know, don't know what's gonna happen in the future, you want to be able to have some -- something to leave to your children. so hopefully most of it will go to the trust fund and the kids will enjoy it in the future. >> it's the icing on the cake. we never work for the money. it's icing on the cake. >> the professor says he missed the first phone call at 2:0 this morning and thought it was a wrong -- 2:20 this morning and thought it was a wrong name. matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. new this morning, san francisco is being called a city of rich opportunity. according to a study by a

global consulting firm. the city is 6 out of 27 surveyed. new york and london tied for first overall. san francisco ranks high in tech readiness and in environmental sustainability. work on a rail line may have been conducted without the proper permits. the marin independent journal says construction crews may not have had proper authorization to start work near the habitat of the endangered wildlife in san rafael. the fish and wildlife service says there sea permit for soiling but not -- says there is a permit for soiling but not for construction. let's check in with sal. is the macahur maze still packed? >> it is very slow. people using the richmond bridge getting into marin trying to get in that way, at this point, probably the best advice, stick it out.

because the alternate routes are jammed unless you want to take b.a.r.t. you can see that 80 is very, very slow and it stretches all the way up into richmond. 508 is backed up. it's very, very slow there. let's take a look at the diablo valley. northbound 680. we've had that crash that's been there for a long time. they are making some progress. but the traffic is so terrible. this is affecting the entire commute on 680 coming south of the benicia bridge. very slow traffic there. as we move to san jose, northbound 280 and 101 are slow getting into cupertino, so is 85. but these are more normal- looking slowdowns. let's go to steve. >> sal? >> yes. >> a lot of accidents. >> yes.

>> pretty good line. this system is the most active one here this morning. last night it was from mountain view and pretty good rain and lightning into lake county. we have numerous reports. that's by pescadero. that looks like a rety good thunderstorm. from la honda skyline. a little bit of activity here this morning, all associated with that low which is going down the coast. but there's little systems within the big system which continue to rotate around. it looks like those coming up -- we have an active pattern over us. we also have some fog and some of that is reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less. some locations are mild. partly cloudy, showers, lightning.

i think most of this will start to move from the san mateo, santa cruz coat line. san jose south by tonight. we will leave it in the forecast for most of the day. 40s an 50s on the temperatures. they are all close. it's on the mild side by the coast. due to that south wind, associated with the low. but as it moves south. it will take a lot of the cloud cover with it. but not before we have one more day of possible showers and thundershowers. there's some sun. it's a midwest pattern. sun, cloud, showers, sun, cloud, showers. there will be night and morning fog as temperatures rebound a little bit. the chances of another bay bridge world series, still alive this morning. >> ball rolling off.

the throw is not in time! >> that error by the cincinnati red led to a giants extra- inning victory last night despite striking out 16 times. the giants edged the reds 2-1. game 4 starts at 1:07 this morning pacific time. the as will play tonight after also avoiding elimination. >> deep right center field, coco crisp going back, he leaps and crisp in right center, he's got it! >> coco crisp snaking away a home run from prince fielder. oakland would go on to win 2-1. in front of a sellout crowd. on the downside, a few dozen fans left without seeing the game after confusion over the games. last night was game three in the series but actually home game number one for oakland. fans had the tickets for the

home game series. >> i bought tickets and they stopped us saying go to -- go to guest services. something is wrong with your tickets. >> the as say major legal baseball requires them to print tickets before they know when and where they will be playing. there's also -- all of the teams are playing in the playoffs today. yankees hosting baltimore. the gnats have their very first home play -- the nationals have their very first home game today. investigating a tragedy. a congress at hearing looks into the events leading up to the deadly attack on the us consulate. measures... measure up. money to our schools. "misleading." out here. it. but there's hope. straight to our schools... keeps it there. politicians.

to really help our schools, vote yes on thirty-eight.

fog, sun, clouds. some of -- some of these cumulus clouds could build to thunderstorms later. al qaeda may be growing in numbers in iraq. the officials there say iraq has seen a jump in al qaeda attacks during the last ten weeks. the officials also say they believe most of the attackers are former prisoners who have either escaped from jail or have been released due a lack of evidence. the government says there are about 2500 al qaeda fighters in

iraq now up from about 1,000. in pakistan, the taliban is taking responsibility for shooting a 14-year-old girl who is known for being an advocate for girls' education which the taliban opposes. the girl was shot in the upper body by a gunman on a van taking children home from school. she was airlifted to a hospital and is in critical condition. 8:14. the state department is insisting there was no way to revent or predict the attack in lib bau. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with how the obama administration is defending its handling of the crisis ahead of a big hearing. >> reporter: tori, republicans are alleging a coverup and have called members of a house investigative committee back here to look in to it. they say they believe the obama administration intentionally misled the public into believing the attack that killed the tower americans was

the result of a pretest over an anti--islam video. now state department officials are expected to testify today that was never their conclusion. those initial descriptions were not accurate. >> now they are saying they are absolutely not true, they are somewhere to being false to absolutely not true? >> reporter: a state department security official says repeated requests were ignored. some of these house republicans are also being criticized this morning because they voted to cut funding for embassy security. errorring live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. a woman dying of cancer says getting through security at seattle's airport was a nightmare. she needed the take prescription drugs and other medical supplies with her to hawaii. she says she called alaska airlines for information on

getting three security but she says once she got there, a machine did not work and a tsa agent opened one of her saline bags. the agents refused a private screening when she was asked to wear the feeding tubes she was wearing. >> when somebody wants to take a trip, especially an end-of- life trip, and you want to see your friends -- >> the tsa acknowledging -- not honoring a private security screening is against policy. max wade is accused of a drive-by shooting in april. yesterday was the first day of his preliminary hearing to determine if he should stand

trial. >> my client is entitled to a fair trial and due process and i think that's -- he's exercising his clients to their fullest. >> wade is also charged with the theft of celebrity theft guy fieri's lamborghini and is accused of breaking out of juvenile hall. the august fire at the chevron refine, the oil production family by 92,000 barrels a day in the third quarter. the sky-high gas prices in california may have finally actually peaked. aaa says they expect a downward trend for the fourth day in a row yesterday. energy experts say a drop of 50

to 60 cents in california wholesale gas markets has paved the way for prices to go down. that could start happening as soon as today. the governor ordered early switch to winter blend fuel will also help lower prices but that may not kick in for a few days. 8:18. not surprisingly the bay area is home to the stop city. but the name at the top of the list may be surprising. fremont had the most startups per capita. which provides business tax breaks. san san jose rates second, irving, chandler arizona and austin, texas round out the top five. if you bought a new car this year, chances are it's either white off silver. 22% of those vehicles are

white. silver comes in at 20%. shades of gold and brown as well as blue and green lank lowest. a cabdriver in -- rank loafest. a dab driver is being hailed a hero after he returned $220,000 a passenger left behind. and dam says he could not dash adam says -- says he could not believe his eyes when he looked in the back and saw almost $250,000 in cash and he turned the money over to the company's lost and found department. >> it's not my mine. >> the owner of the cash says he won the money at a las vegas casino and left it in the cab on the way to the airport. he gave the cabdriver a $2,000 reward for his honesty. >> i don't know if i would ever leave that -- >> very careful. 8:20. victims of abuse react to the

jerry sandusky sentencing. >> what i found disturbing was his behavior.

a bay area man is giving his opinion on the sentencing of jerry san detective -- jerry sandusky. will lynch says this trial has stirred up a lot of emotions for him. he was cleared of assault charges after lynch beat a former priest that lynch said molested him as a child. >> i think if we can repeal the statute of limb takes, that's probably the biggest deterrent for all of these guys. >> lynch is working with the santa clara district attorney's office to change the law. sandusky was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison. the commute well underway. let's get to sal. >> 80 is slow.

680 is slow. let's start with 680. show you 680 heading down from walnut creek to san ramon is terrible. we had an earlier crash northbound 680. that caused a really huge slow traffic getting into walnut creek. but 680 is backed up into concord. it normally is, but it is worse this morning. 24 is moderate between walnut creek and oakland. on the east shore freeway westbound 80, traffic is jam packed. we had an earlier crash at gilman street. the traffic has not recovered. 580 is slow. senate bridge -- i guess it is a decent alternate. i won't even say that, it's an alternate. it's slow getting into cupertino.

let's go to steve. a mix bag of sun, clouds, fog, showers, even thundershowers. san mateo county, san mateo coast near pescadero. it will be one of those kind of forecast days. you get some sun, clouds, you could get brief heavy rain. the lightning also last night in lake county and then stretching this morning from the east bay all the way over to half moon bay and speaking of, from pes cau did row, low honda and the -- from pescadero, la honda and it looks like there's more to the east of you. 40s and 50s. some temperatures warping u some get a mild pattern. some of that fog has been atlantic as -- has been thick as well. the low, though is moving south. it will be out of the picture probably by this time tomorrow.

we'll leave showers unless forecast for today and tonight. mainly around santa cruz mountains. santa clara valley. anybody is in line today for some sun, clouds and showers. 60s an 70s on the temperatures. it looks like there's -- there is a no rain. today, calm things down a little wit on thursday. but it does look like we'll -- a little bit on thursday. but it looks like we'll keep things calm. and overnight tire in richmond and the large crawler firefighters had to use to put it out. >> reporter: after months of drama, ross mirkarimi will keep his job as sheriff. the surprising decision from the board of supervisors. and what we've just learned about ross mirkarimi's plans for today.

10/10/12 it was quite a surprise for many people. ross mirkarimi will keep his job as san francisco sheriff. joining us live from san francisco with new information about when he will be back on the job. >> reporter: we just looked at the sheriff's office and told us he should not be showing up soon here. but rather he will have a private meeting with the interim sheriff later today to make the transition. this was a very disappointing evening last night for the mayor who his own appointee christina olage.

she was not alone. david compos, john avalos and james camp. >> against sheriff ron sustained. >> the late night decision came down after nine long hours of presentations from mirkarimi and camps. they thought his guilty plea to false imprisonment against his wife did not rise to the level of official misconduct. stemmed from a new year's eve argument. >> what do you want to say to mayor lee? >> i look forward to mending fences. we have work to do and we both need to rise above the politics and get the job done.

>> mayor ed lee issued a statement saying he strongly disagrees to the 7-4 vote. the boards decision returns a convicted domestic batterer to lead the sheriff's office. setting a dangerous precedence for mayoral power and opening that position up to abuse. that was another factor played into his decision making process. as far as mirkarimi, he will receive back pay from when he was suspended back in march. ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can find continuing coverage on the vote on our channel 2 web site. go to ktvu.com and look for the case tab right there on the front page. >> it is 8:32 new video this morning from richmond where a fire is being investigated. started just after 2:00 this morning on brook side drive.

firefighters used a bulldozer to help put it out. investigators say there was lightning in the area at the time but still trying to figure out if that was the cause. no one was hurt. overnight a woman was found badly burned on a road no santa rosa. saw the woman on sonoma mountain road before 11:00 last night while responding to a domestic violence call. the woman was conscious and rushed to the hospital. burned clothing about a mile away. they are still investigating the incident. >> a court hearing is scheduled for a man accused of abducting a 9 year old girl. happened nearly three weeks ago. 25-year-old bradley walked into the girl's bathroom. grabbed a 9 year old girl and carried her off. the girl managed to escape. he faces additional charges stemming from other school trespassing incidents. is expected to enter a plea

today. the santa clara elementary school principal accused of selling drugs to an under cover officer is due in court this morning. he is accused of selling meth ecstasy and thb also known as the date rape drug. ten hidden cameras were found inside his home. he was principal for 7 years. >> 8:33. the city of oakland wants an auto shop to pipe down. the neighbors have complained about late night noise and unrulely behavior coming from the shop across from hoover elementary. city attorney has filed a lawsuit against the operators and owners. the suit seeks $1,000 a day in fines if the reported nuisance continues. happening now target has opened long anticipated san francisco store this morning. just in time for the holiday

shopping season. the facility covers the entire floor. alex is live at the store where early bird shoppers are hunting for bargains. do you see any great deals? >> reporter: you always can find something you probably need or maybe don't need inside a target store. go in for one thing and come out with a whole lot more. it is san francisco's first target store. and the shoppers are inside right now. the doors opened at 7:00 this morning. it's a new city target store. it's tailored to life in the big city. not your normal box store. it's a scaled down box version. we got a look inside. couple hundred people or so showed up for the soft opening of the store. urban target store. 25% smaller than most other target stores. the place has what they are billing as the convenient layout

to make it easy to find whatever you might need. and what that means is smaller packaging as well. fewer jumbo packs. he told me they expect shoppers in san francisco will come in and buy fewer items but visit the store more often. and he talked about what makes this store different. >> our packaging is smaller. we have two tiered shopping carts. not the big carts as normal. we found the guests in our urban stores don't purchase as much in one shopping trip. they shop our stores more frequent. >> could be a big boost for the economy here. the mayor is glad to have the new store open. they have hired 300 employees. could be hiring more employees and so far the people who have been hired here at this city

target, 70% are local redents who -- residents who live right here. this is the soft opening for the new city target in san francisco. they didn't put out much advertising to let people know. they will start doing that the rest of this week and then have the official grand opening this sunday. live this morning. ktvu channel 2 news. >> your hump day commute a bit of a headache for folks trying to get into san francisco. more than an hour. >> it's terrible out there. westbound getting into san francisco if you are trying to get there from anywhere. the toll plaza and the cars are moving through. the back up getting to this spot is very severe. even people who do the car pull thing are going to be slow. little bit of confusion. someone is in the carpool lane when they shouldn't be. a lot of slow traffic. backed up for 90 minutes on the east shore. 580 is backed up.

this is just terrible commute into san francisco. and all over the east bay, we're slow. let's talk about 880 northbound. backed up to near the coliseum. 680 into the valley. slow because of earlier problems. 680 from concord. south is slow. looking at hayward to union city. slow traffic here as well. getting better but san mateo bridge is not great. very slow traffic on 101, 280 and 185. if you are trying to cross the bridge if you can, use bart. better than a car today. let's go to steve. >> thank you. a very good morning for some. for others shg fog. misty conditions and for a few it's pouring. rain stretching from about the santa cruz mountains. north and east of dafb enport. pretty good rain. things are calming down a little bit. it is coming down.

and there's been thunder and light thing. one band go through. san mateo, santa cruz coast seem to be taking most of this active weather pattern this morning. however, anything goes today. just wraps back around this low which is going down the coast. could send in clouds and lightning as it did last night and towards mountain view and san jose. same could happen from the valley. the sun gives us heating. atmosphere gets destabilized. 0s and 50s -- 40s and 50s, cool for some and mild warm for others. occasional showers. a low is drifting south. sun and clouds possibility of lightning. cool unstable air mass along the coast. and santa cruz mountains. by tonight, i think san jose areas south will be in the window for shower activity. but for the day, clouds sun showers, partly sunny and

cloudy. after today, things will be a little quieter. on thursday, that low goes to southern california. doesn't look like fog. nights and mornings. a little warmer to the weekend. >> a new quality of life survey is revealing what people think about living in silicone valley. the quality of life in santa clara county is good overall but people long for a sense of community. many said they feel like they don't know their neighbors. also said they are insecure about their finances regardless of their income level. 11 bay area cities are among 30 in california having credit ratings reviewed for possible down grades. it is looking at bond ratings in berkeley, colma, danville, oakland, martinez, santa clara, santa rosa and sunnyvale. increase borrowing costs and

could hurtability to borrow. . >> grape growers are celebrating a good season this year. the grape harvest is only halfway through but yields are 15 to 20% larger than expected. arrive after a two year shortage due to weather. this harvest, among the most abundant. and pumpkin farmers are fairing well despite this year's drought. pumpkins tend to thrive in dry weather because less of a chance of developing diseases. welcome change for farmers. three years ago much of the crop was destroyed by rain. some big name golfers will tee off today. began 90 minutes ago in santa clara county. tiger woods will not return this year. famous golfers include

two time u.s. champion ernie ellis. >> hollywood and the nfl are m mouning. >> what new released documents reveal. >> an investigation is just getting underway in a huge fire that destroyed several businesses at a strip mall. coming up, you'll hear from one business owner as she surveyed the damage when mornings on 2 comes back.

weaker earnings pulling the dow down this morning. chevron in san ramon as the second largest company. slumping oil prices and production would cause earnings to be substantially lower and blamed hurricane isaac for disrupting. the dow down 67. the nasdaq is down 3. s&p also down 3. the federal government is suing wells fargo. the san francisco based bank did not properly underwrite more than 100,000 loans. certified as

eligible for fha insurance. those loans were later defaulted. also points to wells fargo's bonus system that rewarded employees based on the number of loans it approved. wal-mart is expanding same day delivery test to the bay area. the world's largest retailer is offering same day delivery service for popular items bought online by shoppers in minneapolis, philadelphia and northern virginia. san jose and san francisco will be added by early next month. must spend minimum of $45. >> let's get you updated on some of the top stories we are following for you. minutes from now at 9:00, a committee begins a hearing looking into the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that killed u.s. ambassador and three other americans. ignored requests from diplomates to increase secure in months and weeks before the attack.

ross mirkarimi is keeping his job as sheriff. reinstate him after 7 months. is expected to meet with interim sheriff today. several businesses at a strip mall. live now with what we are learning about where that fire may have started and injury to a firefighter. >> reporter: behind me at this pizza house. the damage inside that restaurant is extensive. maybe wiring, maybe a stove. take a look down, you can see the damage is extensive through several businesses. as many as many businesses by the fire this morning. investigators still trying to get in there and figure out what happened. this all was spotted at 1:00 this morning. that's when people started seeing smoke coming out of the building.

but when firefighters say they got here and opened everything up, that got that fire cooking. they think it was in the roof for a couple hours before the smoke was spotted. took about 90 minutes to get it under control. right now the investigator is trying to get started. still want to make sure it's safe. >> right now the problem is getting inside and finding the cause of the fire. the building is still unstable. some of the walls are bulging out. and could collapse either way outside or inside. >> now, all morning long we were watching the business owners show up to the scene. take a look at what's left. been very difficult. there are several different types of businesses in here. restaurants, travel agencies, fabric store. talked to the woman who owned the fabric store. >> oh, my god it hurts really bad. it's like 8 years of hard work.

it's all finished. we were doing so well. we have like customer s who have bridal orders. customers who are getting ready next week and it's all done. >> we've taken a look inside her business as well as other businesses here you can't imagine much that's salvageable. even the ones next door that aren't affects, the heat damage, water damage, there's a ton of it. really a difficult morning for everyone. you can see what's left of the roof on one part of this structure. most of the roof has partially collapsed. then we can see smoke coming up from different parts of the debris. they have been coming out here in the last 10, 15 minutes putting more water on different parts. they are estimating a low estimate of 60,000 gallons of water to get it out.

there's clogged drains. you have that mess along with the messinside. it will be a long morning. ktvu channel 2 news. . >> 8:49. new this morning a man who made a name in sports and acting has died. alex karrass was a star for the detroit lions. went on to play the father on the hit show webster and appeared in a classic film. he died this morning. recently suffered kidney failure and diagnosed with dementia. he was 77. >> mitt romney continues campaigning today in the battleground state of ohio. give you a live picture. romney is appearing at a town hall event along with new jersey governor chris christy. campaigned in ohio yesterday. let's listen in to mitt romney. >> running this business

massively well. congratulations. i appreciate your comments and words. and stealing your line like that is not fair. i'm glad he blurted it out. very helpful. let me tell you how appreciative i am of something we share. karen and my wife are both breast cancer survivors. >> again, mitt romney there addressing the crowd at mount vernon ohio. there is a reason esofocused on that state. no republican has ever won without carrying the buckeye state. the president has a meeting scheduled with secretary of state hillary clinton following the congressional hearing looking into the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. scheduled for washington d.c. tomorrow president obama will head back out on the campaign trail in florida. the largest of the battleground states. >> 9 minutes before 9:00.

millions of californians are not registered to vote in the up coming november 6th election. 27% of eligible adults surveyed say they have not registered to vote. of those who are 43% are democrats. a vast majority of the independences say they are more likely to lean towards the democrats. newly revaesed documents shows the impact at uc davis one year ago. released more than 9500 pages of documents yesterday in response to public records act requests from media organizations. thousands of angry e-mails from around the world demanding resignation of the chancellor. there are also e-mails of support who offered advice on how to handle the controversy. >> tomorrow an and you say and

you say austrian dare devil plans to jump from a balloon in new mexico 23 miles above the earth's surface. if he is you can says full, he will become the first to break the sound barrier. delivered supplies to the international space station. first time delivered by a private company. space x is owned by billionaire. food, clothing as well as science experiments. the capsule will remain docked for 3 weeks before returning to earth. >> among the things they brought, ice cream. >> can't go wrong with ice cream. >> 8:53. terrifying ordeal for a family in oakland. brave actions for them is a bad situation from becoming worse. >> sal will have a final check

on your morning commute including traffic conditions on the bay bridge. it has been a headache on this wednesday of folks trying to get into san francisco. 8:53. you are watching morning s on 2. x@ñññé

breaking news involving cyclist lance armstrong. the u.s. antidoping agency announced that 11 of his former teammates testified against him in an investigation into performance

enhancing drugs. the agency accused armstrongs of successful doping program that sport has ever seen end quote. the agency banned armstrong from competitive cycling and stripped him of 7 championships earlier this year. >> in oakland a father and his two toddlers are safe thanks to the quick thinking of people who saw his car on fire. drove around 5:45 last night with flames and smoke shooting out of his car. one man helped the driver escape while two women grabbed the 18 month old toddlers in the backseat. >> somebody get the kids. we realized there were kids in the car. >> no one was hurt. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the car to catch fire. >> sal, you could say we've had better days out there. >> very slow. let's go to some of the slowest spots. 680 is very slow because of an earth yes, sir problem.

-- earlier problem. the bay bridge, some improvement at the toll plaza. 30 minute delays. mike will start nl ds 4. you know this. so you wanted to let you know. >> game 5, cane and latos. thank you. there's been active weather over to pescadero. partly sunny. maybe thunder showers later today. >> that is our report for this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we will see you the next time news breaks. >> thanks for watching.